Shahzad back in Afghanistan squad for Zimbabwe series

Mohammad Shahzad is back in Afghanistan's ODI and T20I squads for their series against Zimbabwe in the UAE in February. The wicketkeeper-batsman's retrospective one-year doping ban ends on January 17.

The allrounder Samiullah Shenwari is also back in both squads, having been rested during Afghanistan's ODI series against Ireland in December. Among the fast bowlers, Hamid Hassan, who last played an international match in July 2016, has made a comeback to the T20I squad, while Dawlat Zadran is part of the ODI squad but has missed out on T20I selection.

The series against Zimbabwe will be the newly appointed head coach Phil Simmons' first in charge of Afghanistan.